The match, which is part of preparation of the team for the 2020 AFC U23 Championships, will be held at Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City.
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U23 Vietnam team returns home from the Republic of Korea. (Photo: docbao.vn) |
The team returned to HCM City from a training session in the Republic of Korea on December 22. They will have three days off and will begin to train again on December 25.
Meanwhile, coach Park Hang-seo and his assistants are staying in the RoK for a holiday before the preparations begin.
During 10 days of training in Tongyeong, the RoK, Vietnam beat Busan Transportation Corporation 3-2 and tied with Yeongnam University 0-0.
The whole team will leave for Thailand on January 1 and they will have one more friendly match with Bahrain two days later.
The 2020 AFC U23 Championship’s final round is set to take place from January 8 to 26 next year across four stadiums in Thailand, with the participation of 16 teams.
Vietnam are in Group D together with the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The continental championship also serves as a qualification event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with the four best teams qualifying as the AFC representatives. If Japan is one of the top four sides, then the fifth-place team will qualify.
Previously, Vietnam booked a ticket to compete in the 2020 AFC U23 Championship’s final as they topped their Group K qualifying round after a perfect record of three wins and 11 goals, while conceding none.
Vietnam was the first runners-up of the continental football tournament in 2018.
Source: VNA